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H.- HARRIS;

Corn Harvester.

Np. 85,585. Patented Jan. 5,1869;

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I Letters Patent No. 85,585, dated J anua/ry 5, 1869.

IIiIPROVBMENT IN CORN-H ARVESTERB -o-o. -o

The Schedule referred to in the Letters Patent and making a! the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that Lilian: Hsmus, of Gircleville, in the county ofPickaway, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improvedCorn-Gutter and Shocker; and I do hereby declare ihat the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the'art to make and use the same, reference being'had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this Specification, in which-Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my improved machine, the racks beingopen.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, taken throughthe line a: z, fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the liney y, fig. 2, the racks being closed.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has foriis objeotto furnish a; simple,

convenient, and efi ective machinefor cutting and shocking corn, by theuse of which the-time and labor usually required for these operationsmay be greatly diminished; and

It consists in the arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described.

A is the bed-plate or fiaine of the carriage, to the rear end of whichis attached the rear axle B, and to the forward end of which isconnected the forward axle O, by a king-bolt in the ordinary manner.

' D a-i'e the shafts, which are securely attached to the ends of theforward axle C, and which are connected with each other by the cross-bard.

F is the knife-bar, which is securely attached to the rear ends of theshafts D, or to the forward part of the body A of the carriage, and towhich, or'to the rear part of the shafts D, are attached theoutwardly-projec'ting curved knives G, by which the com-stalks are outas the machine is being drawn forward.

Histhe bed-plate of theshocking-devioe, which is pivoted to the carriageA by the pivot I, attached to the said carriage A, and which enters ahole or socket formed in the said bed-plate H.

The bed-plate His keptfroni becoming detached from the bed-plate A, bythe arms or bars J, to the rear ends of which the said bed-plate His'pivoted, and upon the forward end of which is formed an eye, fittingupon a neck formed upon the pivot I, as shown in fig. 2.

K are the racks, each of which consists of two longitudinal bars,connected to each other by curved or seinicircular cross-bars, as shownin figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The lower side or longitudinal bars of the racks K am pivoted to thesideedgs of the bed-plate or to said bed-plates, so at the racks K maybe turned down to receive the rn as it is cut by the knives G.

L arecross-bars, attached to the under side of the bed-plate or carriageA, in such positions that the curved cross-bars of the racks K may restupon and be supported by the. ends of the said cross-bars L, whilereceiving the corn.

h is a cross-plate, httached to or forming a part of the bed-plate H, insuch a positionas to support the arms or bars J, when it is desired toset the shock at the side of the machine.

In using the machine, the racks K are turned down into such a positionthat the curved cross-bars of said racks may rest upou'the ends of thecross-bars L. As

the ends of cross-bait)3 attached to the upper side of the machine isdrawltforward, the driver, sitting upon his seat M,-pressss;iiie stalksof-the hillsslightly backward, so that as they are cut oil by the knivesG, they may fall upon the racks K.

When a sufiicient amount has been cut to form a shock, the racks K are,turned up so that their outer longitudinal bars may come together, whenthey aresecured to each other by books or catches, as shown in figs. 1and 3. I

, The bed-plate H, rack K, and enclosed corn, are then revolved halfaround, when it is desired to set the shock in the rear of 'the machine,or one-quarter around when it is desired to set the shocks at the sideof the machine.

The bed-plate H, racks K, and enclosed corn are then tipped up into avertical position, so that the corn-stocks'may all stand upon theirbut-ends, each stalk supporting its ownsveight.

A band is then passed around the shock, above the upper end of the racksK, either by using my improved com-shock binder, or in any otherconvenient manner.

The racks'K are then loosened and turned back, and the bedplate H turneddown upon the carriage A, and revolved into its former position, readyto again receive thecorh for another shock.

Having thus desorihed my invention, I claim as ,new, and. desire tosecure by Letters The arrangement of the hinged racks K, the movableplate H, body A, knives, G, cross-bars L, crossplate h, screw-pin I, andhinged guide J, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

HIRAM HARRIS.

- Witnesses: v

Jms Ksmis, D. Parson.

